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Win Shein

Politician · Sanctioned entity

Win Shein is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	SHEIN, Win · U WIN SHEIN · U Win Shein · WIN SHEIN · Win Shein · 2 more...				[sources]
Other name	U WIN SHEIN · U Win Shein · WIN SHEIN				[sources]
Birth date	1957-07-31				[sources]
Place of birth	Mandalay · Mandalay : BIRMANIE/MYANMAR · Mandalay, Burma · Mandalay, MYANMAR · Mandalay, Myanmar · 1 more...				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Myanmar (Burma)				[sources]
Country	Myanmar (Burma)				[sources]
Citizenship	Myanmar (Burma)				[sources]
Country of birth	Myanmar (Burma)				[sources]
First name	U WIN · U Win · WIN · Win				[sources]
ID Number	`12DAGANA011336` · `DM001478`				[sources]
Keywords	National government				[sources]
Last name	SHEIN · Shein · WIN SHEIN · Win Shein				[sources]
Passport number	`DM001478`				[sources]
Registration number	`LFTCKT6PCJF5`				[sources]
Unique Entity ID	`LFTCKT6PCJF5`				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q17070236				[sources]
Position	Deputy Prime Minister since 1 February 2023; Minister for Planning, Finance, and Industry in the Union Government, appointed by Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing on 1 February 2021. · Minister for Planning, Finance, and Industry · Minister of Finance (2012-2016) · Minister of Finance (2021-) · Ministre de la planification et des finances du gouvernement de l’Union depuis le 1er février 2021 · 1 more...				[sources]
Address	Myananyadanar, Naypyitaw · Myananyadanar, Naypyitaw, MYANMAR · Myananyadanar, Naypyitaw, Myanmar · NAYPYITAW, MMR				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-01-25	Last processed	2025-02-21	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Win Shein is the Deputy Prime Minister, since 1 Feb 2023, and the Minister for Planning and Finance in the Union Government, since 1 Feb 2021, appointed by Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing. On 1 Feb 2021, the Myanmar Armed Forces (Tatmadaw), led by Commander-in-Chief Min Aung Hlaing, staged a coup in Myanmar by setting aside the results of the elections held on 8 Nov 2020 and by overthrowing the democratically elected government. As part of the coup, Vice-President Myint Swe, functioning as Acting President, declared a state of emergency and transferred the legislative, executive and judicial powers of the state to Min Aung Hlaing. By accepting his nomination as Minister for Planning and Finance and as Deputy Prime Minister of the Union Government, and through his important role in the economic policies of the regime, Win Shein is responsible for undermining democracy and the rule of law in Myanmar/Burma

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2024-08-23

National ID: 12DAGANA011336

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-05-10

Win Shein est vice-Premier ministre, depuis le 1er février 2023 et ministre de la planification et des finances du gouvernement de l'Union, depuis le 1er février 2021, nommé par le commandant en chef Min Aung Hlaing. Le 1er février 2021, les forces armées du Myanmar/de la Birmanie (Tatmadaw), dirigées par Min Aung Hlaing, leur commandant en chef, ont perpétré un coup d'État au Myanmar/en Birmanie en rejetant les résultats des élections tenues le 8 novembre 2020 et en renversant le gouvernement démocratiquement élu. Dans le cadre de ce coup d'État, le vice-président Myint Swe, agissant en qualité de président par intérim, a proclamé l'état d'urgence et transféré les pouvoirs législatif, exécutif et judiciaire de l'État à Min Aung Hlaing. En acceptant sa nomination au poste de ministre de la planification et des finances et au poste du vice-premier ministre du gouvernement de l'Union, et en raison de son rôle important dans les politiques économiques du régime, Win Shein est responsable d'avoir porté atteinte à la démocratie et à l'État de droit au Myanmar/en Birmanie.

— French National Asset Freezing System, 2023-05-02

Numéro d’identification national: 12DAGANA011336

— Monaco National Fund Freezing List, 2024-08-14

Burmese politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Burmese politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Address
Full address	Country
Myananyadanar, Naypyitaw, MYANMAR · Myananyadanar, Naypyitaw, Myanmar	Myanmar (Burma)
Myananyadanar, Naypyitaw	Myanmar (Burma)

Identifications
Document number	Country	Type	Start date	End date
`DM001478`	Myanmar (Burma)	National passport	2012-09-10	-
`12DAGANA011336`	-	National identification card	-	-
`12DAGANA011336`	-	National identification card	-	-
`12DAGANA011336`	Myanmar (Burma)	other	-	-
`DM001478`	Myanmar (Burma)	Passport	2012-09-10	2022-09-09
`DM001478`	Myanmar (Burma)	passport	2012-09-10	2022-09-09
`DM001478`	Myanmar (Burma)	National passport	2012-09-10	-
`12DAGANA011336`	Myanmar (Burma)	National ID No.	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Finance	2021-02-01	-
Minister of Finance	2012-09-07	2016-03-30
Minister of Finance	2021-02-01	-
Minister of Finance	2012-09-07	2016-03-30

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Office of Foreign Assets Control	SDN List	-	-
TREAS-OFAC	Reciprocal	2021-05-17	-
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union	MMR	2023-04-28	-
La Principauté de Monaco	-	-	-
Direction Générale du Trésor	(UE) 2021/998 du 21/06/2021 (UE Myanmar (ex Birmanie) - R (UE) 401/2013) · (UE) 2022/662 du 21/04/2022 (UE Myanmar (ex Birmanie) - R (UE) 401/2013) · (UE) 2023/886 du 28/04/2023 (UE Myanmar (ex Birmanie) - R (UE) 401/2013)	-	-
Council of the European Union	-	-	-
Global Affairs Canada	Myanmar (Burma) / Myanmar (Birmanie)	-	-
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs	Ordinance of 17 October 2018 on measures against Myanmar (SR 946.231.157.5), annex 1	2021-07-01	-
TREAS-OFAC	Reciprocal	2021-05-17	-
Council of the European Union	-	-	-
Federal Public Service Finance	MMR	2023-04-28	-

Data sources

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,170

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Council

US SAM Procurement Exclusions118,166

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States · GSA

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons248,602

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Wikidata · non-official source

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List34,303

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List4,465

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)21,845

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, re-exports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,601

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,717

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories435,697

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Wikidata · non-official source

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,554

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,242

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures

Monaco · Monaco

French National Asset Freezing System5,264

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

External databases

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Wikidata388,145

Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines

External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: ofac-31945 · usgsa-s4mrtygtf · NK-9e2QXFdQKzqcgrzfNbrULd · usgsa-s4mrh22dn · fr-ga-3556 · eu-tb-logical-130402 · ca-sema-2-84-mm-win-shein · mc-freezes-3573bd4e907e2c2e27ecfbacdde74da702dd29a9 · ch-seco-45316 · eu-fsf-eu-6433-51 · ca-sema-8d3b62c2c369750dcf4683476a43989a370a8d03 · NK-NaVtjbXE9TxTf6aw8VJDSR

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